Margaret Truman

Murder on Capitol Hill: A Capital Crimes Novel - Capital Crimes Margaret Truman

Jacket Description/Flap: Between them, Senator Cale Caldwell and his blue-blooded wife controlled as much power on Capitol Hill as the law would allow. Sadly, it wasn't sufficient to protect him from a killer, even surrounded by his friends at a champagne reception in his honor. The senator's murder wasn't the family's first brush with violence. Only two years ago, a niece had been murdered, her killer never found. But when attorney Lydia James, counsel to a senate committee investigating the tragedy, suggests there might be a connection between the two deaths, she's voted down fast. Yet strange rumors persist. The senator's death could benefit many people, among them a bitter political adversary, an ambitious talk show host, and a master of spin who makes even murder lookgood. . . . Review Quotes: "BRIGHT, WITTY, ÝAND¨ FULL OF WASHINGTON INSIDER INSIGHT."-"Houston Chronicle" "SHE'S UP TO THE MINUTE. AND SHE'S GOOD."-Associated PressReview Quotes: "BRIGHT, WITTY, [AND] FULL OF WASHINGTON INSIDER INSIGHT."-"Houston Chronicle""SHE'S UP TO THE MINUTE. AND SHE'S GOOD."-Associated PressBiographical Note: Margaret Truman has won faithful readers with her works of biography and fiction, particularly her ongoing series of Capital Crimes mysteries. Her novels let us into the corridors of power and privilege, poverty and pageantry in the nation's capital. She lives in Manhattan. Publisher Marketing: Between them, Senator Cale Caldwell and his blue-blooded wife controlled as much power on Capitol Hill as the law would allow. Sadly, it wasn't sufficient to protect him from a killer, even surrounded by his friends at a champagne reception in his honor. The senator's murder wasn't the family's first brush with violence. Only two years ago, a niece had been murdered, her killer never found. But when attorney Lydia James, counsel to a Senate committee investigating the tragedy, suggests there might be a connection between the two deaths, she's voted down fast. Yet strange rumors persist. The senator's death could benefit many people, among them a bitter political adversary, an ambitious talk show host, and a master of spin who makes even murder look good . . . Review Citations:

Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2014 pg. 1070 (EAN 9780062391728, Paperback)

Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 930 (EAN 9780345443809, Mass Market Paperbound)

Contributor Bio:  Truman, Margaret Margaret Truman won faithful readers with her works of biography and fiction, particularly her Capital Crimes mysteries. Her novels let readers into the corridors of power and privilege, and poverty and pageantry, in the nation's capital. She was the author of many nonfiction books, including "The President's House", in which she shared some of the secrets and history of the White House, where she once resided. She lived in Manhattan.